Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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